Wesleyan Alumnae Magazine 1936 August

Scene from “ The Smile of Promise”

Fa/mous Women of History before the Temple of Learning

The

Wesleyan

Alumnae

Centennial Year

August

1936

THE WESLEYAN ALUMNAE

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF WESLEYAN COLLEGE

MACON, GA.

NOVEMBER, FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST

Subscription Price, $1.00 per year

Entered as second-class matter February 12, 1925, at the Post Office at Macon, Georgia,
under the Act of March 3, 1879

Executive Secretary: Vn * VTT Q \ u n tt qt1 Editor Alumnae Magazine:

Jennie Loyall, ’12 Vol‘ AU’ No’ 6> AUCjUbA Eunice Thomson, ’25

Signing The
Charter

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reached its climax in the
signing of the charter for
the first college for wo-
men. Left to right: Alex-
ander Stephens Weaver as
his distinguished ancestor,
Alexander H. Stephens
who championed the char-
ter; McKibben Lane as a
legislator of 1836; Dr. Dice
R. Anderson, president of
Wesleyan, a s Governor
William Schley in 1836;
Roy Domingos, great
grandson of Dr. W. C.
Bass as the clerk of the
House.

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THE WESLEYAN ALUMNAE

librarian of Phi Mu and alumnae trustee of
Wesleyan, and presented as Phi Mu’s cen-
tennial gift the lovely gateway erected at
the entrance of the Wesleyan campus.

President Dice R. Anderson accepted the
gifts for the college.

Pictures of the fountain and gateway ap-
peared on the printed program. (The attrac-
tive programs for this occasion were the gift
of Anne (Bates) Haden, president.)

Wives of the presidents of Wesleyan were
hostesses for this alumnae gathering, and
great granddaughters of Wesleyan alumnae
were ushers.

# From far-away China there came a cable-
gram just before this meeting from the Soong
sisters, E-ling (Madame H. H. Kung),
Chung-ling (Madame Sun Yat Sen) and
Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek) as fol-
lows:

“It is with great regret that we have to
forego the pleasure of attending the 100th
anniversary of our beloved Alma Mater. To
those who participate in the celebration, we
send hearty congratulations. We who had
the privilege of graduating from Wesleyan
College look back with joy and gratitude
upon those days of academic life at our
Alma Mater. To her we are indebted for
the lofty ideals which have contributed to
the richness of our experience and for our
lives of greater tasks and responsibility in
society. It is even more gratifying to recall
that as the first college to grant academic
degrees to women, Wesleyan led all other
colleges in America in giving new recogni-
tion to the intellectual equality of women.
Daughters of Wesleyan far and wide may
justly take pride in celebrating May 30th
the centennial of their Alma Mater. May she
continue to grow and prosper.”

At the close of the meeting Jennie Loyall,
Alumnae Secretary, was presented with a
handsome silver bowl from the Executive
Committee of the Association and the Alum-
nae Trustees as an expression of apprecia-
tion. Jennie Loyall begins next fall her
twelfth year as Executive Secretary.

The Luncheon

The Alumnae Luncheon on Saturday
morning at Wesleyan Conservatory was an
informal “get-together” of reunioners. The
dining room, where the luncheon was served

“al fresco style” was beautifully decorated
in garden flowers (several truck-loads of
these coming from “Porterfield”, the coun-
try home of Mr. James H. Porter of the
Wesleyan Board of Trustees).

Tables were arranged in the shape of a
“W” for Wesleyan, and alumnae sat in
groups along the broad verandas of the old
college buildings, enjoying the delicious
lunch as they exchanged stories of their
college days.

Luncheon for Honor Guests

Honoring Mrs. Lucille Foster McMillin
of Washington, speaker for the Alumnae
Meeting, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Coleman gave
a luncheon at their home, guests including
officers of the Alumnae Association, of the
Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu sororities, alum-
nae trustees.

A cake which was a miniature model of
the original Wesleyan building, formed the
centerpiece.

"The Smile of Promise"

The afternoon of the pageant, “The Smile
of Promise”, based on a speech by Daniel
Chandler in 1835, was cloudless and com-
fortably cool. The Wesleyan campus at
Rivoli never looked lovelier, with the spring
green of its grass and shrubs, the ivy that
has climbed to the tops of the new buildings,
the darker green of its woodland background.

The late afternoon sun cast a soft glow
on the white “Temple of Learning” erected
on the campus as a setting for the pageant
(many people believed that it was of white
marble), the pediment above its columns
with Grecian figures in color.

Thousands of spectators were ranged on
the campus, on the terraces, on the porches
of nearby buildings. Police estimated the
number of cars at 5,000.

The pageant itself had as its theme the
quaint and delightful speech on “Female
Education” delivered at the University of
Georgia in 1835 by Daniel Chandler, a bril-
liant young lawyer. In this speech Jennie
Loyall, Alumnae Secretary, saw the story of
the pageant and the prophecy of Wesleyan’s
founding and made the adaptation of the
speech for dramatization.

Prominent Alpha Delta Pi's before the fountain which the organization gave to
Wesleyan as a Centennial gift . At the left are , front : Minnie (Bass) Burden, Dorothy
(Blount) Lamar; back , Kathleen ( Holder ) Griffin, Mrs . Joseph Hubbard, national
Resident.

At the right are: Mrs . Nelms of Atlanta , Pearl (Napier) O'Daniel, Stella (Hunt)
King, Dessa (Hays) Asher.

Dorothy (Blount) Lamar as Narrator read
the words of Chandler himself which told,
as the drama unfolded, the longing of woman
for education in 1835, the brilliant women of
history who proved that women could learn,
the struggle against custom, science, and
wealth who closed the door of learning to
woman, the final triumph, which Chandler
foresaw in 1835 and which came to pass in
1836 in the chartering of Wesleyan. Every
word was well-modulated and audible even
to the farthest listener.

The entire pageant moved swiftly and dra-
matically to a climax; the action perfectly
timed throughout. Miss Ernestine Grote,
head of the physical education department
of Wesleyan, was in charge of the staging.
She was assisted by the staff of the depart-
ment, by Mr. Douglas Hume of Wesleyan
Conservatory and Nelle (Edwards) Smith,
by Annabel Horn as scenario writer, Mr.
Edward Shorter as art director, Prof. Joseph
Maerz as music director, and by many other
directors of the eleven Episodes, architects,

costume chairmen, and superintendents of
construction whose names appear on the
printed program.

The opening dance of the pageant, the
Dance of Ignorance, was an artistic original
portrayal of the unhappy state of woman in
1835 in education. The music for this dance
was the slow March Slav by Tschaikowsky.

Many distinguished guests came to Wes-
leyan to take part in the scene of the “61
Colleges” mentioned by Chandler as being
in existence in 1835 — “not one — be it said to
the disgrace of the nation — dedicated to the
cause of female education!” Representatives
of these colleges, appointed by the college
presidents, appeared in academic dress.

The two Societies before which Chandler
made his speech were represented in the pro-
cession, Phi Kappa by Howard A. Perry,
Jr., and Demosthenean by Walter Wise.

Symbolic figures of Custom, Science,
Wealth, Learning, Power and Legislation
scorned the symbolic Dream of Women’s

Sorority groups before the Temple of Learning

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Nonie ( Acree) Quillian
in 1909 (picture taken
in her recital dress)

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The Dance of Triumph

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Annie (Bates) B
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, Education, and the Dance of Scorn was a
, striking contrast to the Dance of Ignorance,
the dancers in the latter being dressed in
bright satin, crimson, green, midnight blue,
purple and white.

Following this the “Famous Women of
History” entered in brilliant costumes with
their attendants. These parts were taken by
women of the families of Wesleyan’s presi-
dents. (The picture on the cover of this
magazine shows the group of “Famous Wo-
men”.)

The granting of Wesleyan’s charter and
the triumphant entry of the symbolic figure
of the college were thrilling scenes 1 The last
quotation from Chandler’s speech rang clear-
ly and joyously:

“I see the smile of promise! I hear the
voice of encouragement! Soon the sun of
science will pour his dazzling splendors upon
the female mind! Visions of bliss!”

Members of the Legislature were repre-
sented by descendants of these leaders and
of honored founders of the college.

A Dance of Hope introduced the next
Episodes, which were outstanding scenes in
the history of Wesleyan.

Granddaughters and great granddaughters
of the earliest Wesleyan girls took the part
of the demure “First Graduates” in their
old-fashioned white dresses. Early Adel-
pheans entered with Sidney Lanier who ap-
peared on one of their 1868 programs. (La-
nier’s grandson, Sterling Lanier, represented
the poet and carried his grandfather’s own
flute). Early Philomatheans were dressed in
pink dresses with the lovely full skirts of
the 1850’s.

The most spectacular scene of the entire
pageant was this sorority scene. “Wesleyan”,
portrayed by Linda (Anderson) Lane, stood
at the doorway of the Temple of Learning
in her white dress and flowing purple cloak.
Ranged on the long flight of steps were her
attendants in lavendar. On the grass before
the steps the Adelpheans in blue stood on
one side of the Temple, the Philomatheans
on the other in pink. Then the representa-
tives of the active chapters of Alpha Delta
Pi and Phi Mu entered, fifty-five of each,
in white silk robes, made Grecian style,
the former bordered in blue, the latter in
pink. They carried the colors of the colleges
where chapters are located.

The First Alumnae Association was staged
by the Atlanta Wesleyan Club. Twenty alum-
nae represented the charter members of the
first Alumnae Association in the world,
founded at Wesleyan in 1859. Every detail
of their costumes, even to their handbags,
was authentic for the period.

The Dance of Triumph was beautifully
executed by Wesleyan girls in bright yellow
costumes.

The final Episode was the colorful “Pro-
cession of the Years” in which over three
hundred alumnae took part. In this Episode
were many handsome old costumes of every
year since Wesleyan’s founding. Alumnae
came from sixteen different states to take
part in this celebration of Wesleyan’s cen-
tennial.

In every heart as the crowd dispersed
there was a deep feeling of reverence for
the glories of Wesleyan’s past; in every
alumnae heart a thrill of pride and a con-
fident assurance for the future of the “Mother
of Colleges”.

Pageant Programs

Attractive programs of the Wes-
leyan Centennial Pageant were on
sale May 30th. With covers in two
colors, six illustrations (of the author
of the pageant, of Linda (Anderson)
Lane as “Wesleyan”, and of the col-
lege buildings throughout the years),
the story of the pageant by episodes,
and the complete cast of characters,
these programs make a valuable sou-
venir of the occasion for alumnae who
were unable to be present as well as
for those who saw the pageant.

Copies may be secured through The
Alumnae Office for 25 cents, which
includes the cost of mailing.

Morning Watch

Alumnae Morning Watch, held immediate-
ly after breakfast on Sunday at the conserva-
tor3r, was led by Nonie (Acree) Quillian of
the class of ’09, wife of Dr. W. F. Quillian,
former president of the college. The Morn-
ing Watch service is an annual Commence-
ment custom, this year attended by an un-
usually large group which gathered to hear
Mrs. Quillian’s excellent talk on “Living
Adventurously”. Frances Townsend, a mem-
ber of the junior class at Wesleyan, sang.

Phi Mu group before the gateway which was the national organization organization' s
Centennial gift to Wesleyan . Left to right: Mr. Samuel T. Coleman , Edith ( Stetson )
Coleman, Sallie Boone ( president Macon chapter of Phi Mu), Lila May Chapman
Cmtional librarian) , Johnnie (Logan) Lewis, Mary B. Merritt (national president ),
Claays ( ONeal ) Adams, and Dr. Dice R. Anderson, president of Wesleyan.

Baccalaureate Sermon

The churches of Macon joined on Sunday
morning in the services of Wesleyan’s Cen-
tennial, and Mercer University held its Com-
mencement service in the evening in order
that the students and faculty of the insti-
tution might worship with Wesleyan.

A congregation of 4,000 persons of all
denominations gathered in the city auditorium
to hear Bishop William Fraser McDowell
°f ^ ashington, D. C. as he delivered the
baccalaureate sermon.

Preceding the sermon an interdenomina-
tional choir of 75 voices sang two choruses
from Gounod’s “Gallia”, with Mary Wes
Craig as soloist and Doris Onderdonk Jelks
as organist and director. Mary Wes Craig
sang as a solo “The Lord’s Prayer”, her
beautiful soprano voice clear and moving in
the great auditorium.

Bishop McDowell’s message was simple
and direct, and was thought by many who
heard him in person and over the radio to
be one of most powerful baccalaureate ser-
mons ever heard in Macon.

Dr. J. P. Boone of the First Baptist
Church, asked the invocation and Rev. Al-
bert G. Harris of the First Presbyterian
Church pronounced the benediction.

Graduation Exercises

The Centennial Commencement closed
Monday morning with the graduation exer-
cises in the historic Wesleyan chapel, built
in 1860, with Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase,
chancellor of New York University, as the
speaker. His message was one of hope and
optimism for the future into which the grad-
uates were going.

As the 46 seniors entered the chapel for
the last time the bell in the tower was rung
100 times by two of the college servants who
have been in the employ of Wesleyan for
many years. This bell is one which replaced
the original Wesleyan bell during the War
Between the States.

During the exercises Dr. Anderson read
an air mail letter from President Frank-
lin Delano Roosevelt who wrote on his

A view of the room in which the exhibit of “ Souvenirs of old Wesleyan Days ” was
on display during Conwienceme?it. Under the Alumnae Historical Commission this
interesting collection of mementoes of other times at Wesleyan ivas assembled, many
of them being given to the permanent collection of the college.

own volition to congratulate the college on
its hundredth anniversary:

“Nations measure their span of life by
centuries rather than by years. When a
country is a hundred years old it is still very
young. Similarly, those institutions which the
people set up to assure stability and progress
of a nation measure their span of life by
centuries. Georgia Wesleyan College which
is now celebrating its hundredth birthday is
still young. While it is to be congratulated
on the great achievements of its past it is to
be felicitated even more on the opportunities
for service in the centuries ahead. May I
congratulate the officers, the faculty, and
the students of Wesleyan College. May you
find in your heritage not only satisfaction
but also insipration to even greater future
service.”

Alumnae Financial Statement

The expense of the Centennial Commence-
ment, above that which is usually incurred
for an ordinary commencement occasion, was
taken care of entirely by the alumnae of
Wesleyan through The Loyalty Fund and
the contributions of clubs. Besides this the
Alumnae Association turned over to the col-
lege for scholarships for next year the sum
of $1,500 in addition to other scholarships

administered by individual clubs. The No-
vember alumnae magazine will carry the
Loyalty Fund totals by classes and number
of contributors in each class.

The Atlanta Club generously donated the
funds necessary to pay for the film of “The
Smile of Promise” which becomes the prop-
erty of the college and will be used for
publicity and kept as a permanent record
of the Centennial. This ten-minute film shows
the high-lights of the pageant and accom-
panied by words and music giving the story,
was made possible through the Atlanta Club
and the generosity of Mr. C. D. Beeland of
the Strickland Industrial Film Corporation,
whose mother, Nannie (Carmichael) Bee-
land, is a Wesleyan alumna. Honoring her,
Mr. Beeland gave his services in making the
film.

Honoring Mrs. Burks

A gift of Wesleyan plates for use on state
occasions at the college is sponsored by
Winifred (Rawlings) Gilmore, in memory of
Mrs. Burks. The plates will have a special
inscription on the back stating this fact;
$2.00 pays for one plate plus engraving.

Two dozen plates have been given. Alum-
nae who wish to have a part in this me-
morial may send contributions to Mrs. T.
W. Gilmore, Sandersville, Ga.

In the Georgia Room of the Library was an exhibit of pictorial and documentary
material pertaining to Wesleyan's founders , trustees , benefactors , faculty and presi-
dents. This exhibit under the direction of the librarians, together with the exhibit of
alumnae history which was in the room just opposite, gave the visitor a vivid picture
of Wesleyan's past.

Echoes From The Centennial Commencement

If you live in Georgia or anywhere nearby,
you have heard hundreds of comments such
as those which follow about the Wesleyan
Centennial Commencement. If you are far
away, you will be pleased to know that it
has been a most widely and enthusiastically
discussed occasion.

Not only the alumnae, who came to “look
back on time with kindly eyes”, but all the
host of the “learned and the curious, the
grave and the gay, the humble and the dis-
tinguished” who were present went away
with a feeling of admiration.

One of the spectators remarked upon the
very thing which has always seemed to us
one of Wesleyan’s chief charms, during the
centennial year or any other — the deep loyal-
ty of Wesleyan’s older alumnae, the grand-

mothers of Wesleyan girls of today. Only
let the college say, “I need a procession of
alumnae in costume” and out come the
treasured old silk wedding and “second-day”
dresses, and to the college come the sweet,
white-haired throng, with steps not quite so
firm but hearts as loyal as ever. (It is not
every college, mind you, that can boast of
alumnae through five generations. That is
the very special privilege of the oldest, and
Wesleyan is proud of it!)

At the Alumnae meeting Saturday morn-
ing a telegram of greeting came to the col-
lege from the oldest living graduate, Gabriel-
la (Harrison) dejarnette, A.B. ’62, of Wash-
ington, D. C. Seventy-six years since she
received her diploma on the chapel stage
where the message was read!

“I think that the pageant Saturday afternoon was perfectly wonderful ; it will mean
much to the future of Wesleyan.” — William D. Anderson, Trustee.

“My stay in Macon was interesting and charming, and I think I never enjoyed
speaking more than I did there; the audience was so responsive and kind.” — Lucille
Foster McMillin , Civil Service Commissioner.

“I was so impressed not only with the loveliness of the pageant but also with the
entire thought behind it that I am sending Dean Hawkes of my university the litera-
ture about it. I had no idea that we were honored in having the first college for women
in the world in Georgia.” — H. Irving Schweppe of Atlanta , Representative of Columbia
University in scene of “61 Colleges”.

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“I appreciate greatly the privilege of having a part in the Wesleyan centennial
and the results are indicative of the fine piece of work you are doing. Whenever I pass
Wesleyan now I will have an even greater interest than before." — Mary B. Merritt ,
Coral Gables , Fla., National President of Phi Mu.

“The pageant was simply marvelous and stupendous! How beautiful it was! I was
only sorry we didn’t have an airplane view of all those cars and the colorful crowd
scattered all over that beautiful expanse of green. The pageant itself was much more
wonderful than anybody had dreamed. I heard favorable comments all around me—
of the idea represented and the beautiful way it was executed. But in fact the whole
of Commencement bore evidence of much planning and everything went off simply
swell. Didn’t we have a grand crowd? I saw people I haven’t seen in twenty years.”
— Kathleen ( Holder ) Griffin , Vice-President in charge of Wesleyan Clubs .

“Mrs. Steinhaeuser and I want to extend heartiest congratulations upon the splendid
Centennial celebration last Saturday afternoon. It was indeed the finest exhibition of
educational history it has ever been my pleasure to witness. I have attended several
such events, but the one held at Wesleyan far exceeds them all. You have a most ex-
cellent plant and one that the whole educational world should be proud of.’’ — Dr. Walter
P. Steinhaeuser , Atlanta , Ga., Representative of Shicrtleff College in scene of “61 Col -
leges”.

“I am still thrilling over the wonderful Commencement week-end at Wesleyan. It
was a wonderful experience and I regret that any of the old girls had to miss it.”
— Nell {Bates) Penland, Way cross y Ga.

“Everybody says that the pageant was the prettiest thing ever seen in Georgia.”
— Dr. W. D. Hooper , University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

“I had such a good time at Wesleyan that I feel I should write a large capitalized
and underscored THANK YOU. As someone said of the crowd that was there — ‘it
wasn’t a success — it was a mob’.

“The pageant was truly a lovely thing — far more beautiful than I had anticipated,
and I just wish that I had drummed up another hundred or so of my friends to enjoy
it. I’ll never forget that sorority scene, and the whole thing will always be a thrilling
memory.’’ — Margaret Richards, Atlanta, Ga.

“Tomorrow in Macon, Georgia, Wesleyan College, oldest chartered college in the
world exclusively for women, holds its centennial. A pageant dramatizing the college’s
history will be enacted on a modern campus by more than a thousand persons, many
of whom represent the fifth generation at Wesleyan.’’ — Opening sentences of an article
in The New York Times.

“Mrs. McMillin — a charming speaker and a charming person with her attractive
manner and sparkling, big brown eyes.” — Blythe McKay, in The Macon News and Tele -
graph, June 7.

“Lovely Mary Wes Craig, soprano, came home from New York to sing last night.
She was introduced as ‘Inky’, her nickname of Weslyan days ‘because she was always
getting ink all over herself and everybody around her’. It was hard to believe that when
she appeared in stiff white satin and lace as a girl of the 1840’s, her dark hair in rolls
and curls over her shoulder.” — From “The Staff Gadder”, Macon Telegraph and Nem,
May 31.

“All friends of Wesleyan — and they are legion — are happy with her today over
her hundred years of brilliant progress, and look back with real joy over the century
of service to womankind that this great institution has rendered. Furthermore, the
centennial pageant was well named ‘The Smile of Promise’. — From editorial in The
Columbus Enquirer-Sun, May 31, 1936.

The Period Dolls in the Historical Exhibit

These dolls were dressed by Mrs. Earl Dasher and Mrs. Noble Jones of Savannah
to represent Wesleyan girls of the years since the college was founded. Left to right,
they show the costumes for the years 1839, 1854, 1863, 1874, 1878, 1840, 1884, 1890,
1906, 1910, 1919.

The Character Dolls

Martha (Riley) Holiday dressed these dolls, with the exception of the third, which
was dressed by Mrs. Dasher and Mrs. Jones.

The demure miss on the left is a Wesleyan girl of 1840 in the “winter uniform”
described in one of the earliest Wesleyan catalogs — “a purple merino or Circassian dress
with plain linen collar or dimity band ; leghorn or straw bonnet trimmed with dark
striped ribbon”. On the extreme right is the “summer uniform” — “a dress of white, with
cape of the same material, or plain collar; bonnet trimmed with sky blue.”

The other dolls, left to right, represent: Susie (Derry) Parker, the daughter of
Prof. Joseph Derry, on the date of her graduation and wedding, 1883, the dress a white
dotted swiss, trimmed with elaborate tucks and lace; Fannie (Myers) Hitch, ’68, in
the blue silk traveling dress in which she was married in the Adelphean Hall when her
father was president of the college; Mary Day Lanier, who was courted in the Wes-
leyan parlors by Sidney Lanier while her family were refugees there during the War;
Alice Culler Cobb, beloved teacher at Wesleyan, ready for church in her lavendar silk
which friends remember so well; Minnie (Bass) Burden in her white cashmere wedding
dress of 1880 in which she married in the Adelphean Hall while her father was presi-
dent (Mrs. Burden is wearing the original dress in the picture on page 3. This is an
exact reproduction of dress and accessories, even to the real lace handkerchief and but-
terfly and pin in her hair) ; Ria (Weaver) Burks, with her fan and class roll-book. She
wears a “dicky” about her neck.

The dolls are authentic in every detail, even to the hand-tucks in the petticoats of
those representing the years before sewing machines.

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It Is Not Yet Too Late

To get Wesleyan Commemorative plates with the Cen-
tennial legend on the back — “Centennial Year — 1836-
1936”.

The plates, made by the Wedgwood Company in Etruria,
England, may be had with centers of any of five colors
(Rose Pink, Staffordshire Blue, Green, Old Mulberry, and
Black) and any of three Wesleyan scenes (the Original
Building, The Towers of Old Wesleyan, the Candler
Memorial Library).

Prices: $1.50 per plate, or $18.00 per dozen for dinner
or service size (W/2 inches in diameter; $1.50 per plate,
or $16.00 per dozen for salad or dessert size (9 inches in
diameter, Express extra).

Wesleyan plates make excellent wedding, birthday, or
Christmas gifts for Wesleyan alumnae.

SEND YOUR ORDER TO THE ALUMNAE OFFICE

Please reserve for me Wesleyan commemorative plates.

Size Color Center

(Colors or centers may be mixed in a set of plates. A deposit of $5.00 on a
dozen, 50 cents on a single plate is required at the time of ordering, the bal-
ance to be paid when plates are ready for delivery).

Amount deposited:

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